Brick-mold.



PATENTED MAY 12, 1903.

J A. HEINTZ. BRICK MOLD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1902.

NO MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. HEINTZ, OF MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN.

. BRICK- MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 727,945, dated May 12, 1903.

Application filed April 19. 1902 Serial No. 103,793. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. HEINTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Menom onie, in the county of Dunn and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Brick-Mold, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to brickmolds; and the object thereof is to improvethese articles in certain structural details, so that they will better withstand the rough usage and hard wear to which they are necessarily subjected without becoming warped or misshapen. At the same time the molds are comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, so that they may be placed on the market at substantially the same cost as those now ordinarily employed.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in the accompanying drawings and described in the following specification; but the construction set forth is open to such changes asthe scope ofthe appended claims will permit.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved mold. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the sides.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The mold, as shown, consists of side walls 10, end walls 11, and intermediate transversely-disposed partitions 12, which subdivide the body into separate.brick-chambers, said chambers having their lower ends closed by bottoms 13. The sides are preferably, though not necessarily, made of cast metal, and each comprises a wall 14, having a peripheral outstanding flange 16 and intermediately disposed bosses 17,- provided with sockets 18, said bosses being connected with.

the upper and lower portions of the flange by means of Webs19. The end walls 11 and the partitions 12 are provided with terminal projections or studs 20, which fit in the sockets 18 of the bosses, and tie-bands 21 are socured t0 the upper edges of said walls and partitions by means of screws 22, the ends of said tie-bands extending across the upper portions of the side flanges 16, being fitted in transverse sockets 23, formed therein, and are .bent about the outer edges of the flanges and upon opposite sides of the webs19. The side walls are furthermore. provided along their lower edges with inwardly-extending rest-shoulders 24, upon which the lower ends of-the end walls 11 and partitions 12 rest.

A separate bottom 13' is preferably employed for each brick-chamber, and these bottoms extend across the outstanding flanges of the'side wallsand terminate flush with their outer edges. Said side walls are provided with depending lips 25, which engage in transverse channels or grooves 26, formed in the upper faces of the ends of the bottoms. Supporting-strips 27 extend across, the bottoms beneath the flanges 16, being secured at their ends to said flanges, and fastening-.

bolts 28 pass through the bands, the bottoms, and the flanges of the side walls, thus securing the bottoms in place. Suitable handles 29, secured to blocks '30, are fastened at the ends of the body and complete the structure. By this arrangement it will be seen that the inner faces of the several brick-chambers are smooth, so that perfect bricks may be formed therein. The tie-bands 21 because of their peculiar connection with the side Walls securely hold said walls against spreading, and by reason of their engagement on opposite sides of the webs 19 they will prevent any tendency of lateral movement on the part of the end walls or partitions. The inwardlyextending shoulders 24 constitute supports upon which the partitions and end walls rest, thereby relieving the lugs or studs from strain in this direction. The connection of the bottoms to the side walls is also advantageous and simple, andtheinterlocking engagements of the depending lips serve to prevent the bottoms from becoming longitudinally displaced and relieve the fasteningbolts of any strain in this direction. It will therefore be seen that the structure as a whole is rigid and durable and can withstand rough usage without becoming warped or throwing the walls out of true.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- t 1. In a brick-mold, the combination with side walls, of a transverse wall extending across the space between the side walls, and a tie-band secured upon and extending the length of the upper edge of the transverse wall,said tie-band having both terminals bent over the outer faces of the side walls.

2. In a brick-mold, the combination with spaced side walls having outstanding flanges contiguous to their upper edges, of a transverse wall extending across the space between the side walls, and a continuous tie-band secured upon and extending the length of the upper edge of the transverse wall, said tieband having both terminals hooked about the flanges of the opposite side walls.

3. In a brick-mold, the combination with spaced side walls having outstanding flanges contiguous to their upper edges and intermediate bosses having sockets therethrough, of webs connecting the bosses and flanges, a transversely-disposed wall extending across the space between the side walls and having terminal studs that engage in the sockets of the bosses, and a tie-band secured upon the upper edge of the transverse wall and having its terminals bent over the outer edges of the flanges and on opposite sides of the webs.

4;. In a brick-mold, the combination with spaced side walls having depending lips, of a bottom secured to the side walls and having sockets that receive the lips, and straps extending across the under face of the bottom contiguous to the sockets thereof.

5. In a brick-mold, the combination with spaced side walls having depending lips, of a bottom secured to the side walls and having sockets that receive the lips.

6. In a brick-mold, the combination with spaced side walls having depending lips and outstanding flanges along their lower edges, of a bottom resting against the lower edges of the side walls and having transversely-disposed channels that receive the lips, and fastening devices connecting the outstanding flanges and the bottom.

7. In a brick-mold, the combination with spaced side walls having outstanding flanges along their lower edges, of a bottom arranged against the under faces of the outstanding flanges, straps located beneath the bottom, and fastening devices passing through the straps, the bottom, and the outstanding flanges of the side walls.

8. In a brick-mold, the metallic side walls having a series of intermediate bosses provided with sockets, in combination with the transverse wooden partitions forming the mold chambers, said partitions bearing against the inner sides of the side walls and having projections or studs to fit in the sockets thereof, the separate wooden bottom pieces closing the spaces between the partitions, means for connecting the ends of the bottoms to the side walls, and a tie-band extending across the upper edge of the partitions, secured thereto, and having an interlocking connection with the side walls.

9. In a brick-mold, the combination with the side walls having the bosses provided with sockets, of the series of partitions dividing the space between the side walls into a number of mold-chambers, said partitions having an interlocking connection with the side walls at the top thereof, and provided with projections or studs to lit in the sockets of said side walls, separate bottoms for the mold-chambers arranged between the partitions, and an interlocking connection between the separate bottoms and the side walls.

10. In a brick-mold, the combination with side walls having outstanding flanges at their upper edges and intermediate bosses having sockets, of a transverse wall extending across the space between the side walls and provided with terminal studs which fit in the sockets of the bosses, and having an interlocking connection at its outer edges with the flanges of the side walls.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as .my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. HEINTZ.

Witnesses:

NEWELL BURCH, M. MATHIESON. 

